And as the Alicia thing escalates, I found myself wondering about her reactions. Those guys aren’t good enough for her “real” self. She’s doing a shitty thing, pretending to be someone else so she can date these boys she wants…but on the down low. I enjoyed the relationship between Lexi and Ava, even though I sometimes had a difficult time empathizing with Ava. Why would they persist and how could they continue to succeed? Of course, the boys Ava picked to date in her Alicia guise didn’t go to their high school so how would they know the truth? Theoretically, the risk would be low. The idea of twins making up a made-up sister to take the blame for their mistakes fascinated me. The people close to them would know it was a lie. I love sister stories, and I have a secret love for twin stories. Soon, there are signs that Alicia might not be so made up: a parking ticket, a salon appointment, and worst of all, photos posted on a Facebook page that are of neither Lexi nor Ava.

It started as a way to blow off steam, but things take a dark turn when one of the boys “Alicia” dated winds up violently murdered. Or rather, when Ava wants to date boys who don’t meet her standards (translation: they’re poor with no future prospects) and Lexi is roped into taking her place when she has a schedule conflict. And Alicia? Alicia is the made-up sister the twins assume when they want to go out with inappropriate boys.

Lexi and Ava grew up the adopted, twin daughters of a very rich man. Or, as most people like to call them, a triplet. They assume the identity of an imaginary third sister, a third twin. Lexi and Ava don’t assume each other’s identity. Your novel, The Third Twin, takes this to an extreme I didn’t know existed. They switch places and occasionally assume each other’s identity. Jia C+ Reviews adoption / California / Delacorte Press / first person present tense / sisters / thriller / twins / Young-Adult 1 Comments

FebruREVIEW: The Third Twin by CJ Omololu

The third twin by cj omololu